Toronto Blue Jays vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (23-18) are hosting the Toronto Blue Jays (22-19) at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. The men taking the mound will be Kevin Gausman and Jordan Hicks.

The Blue Jays have accrued 64 doubles as a squad and have smacked 41 balls out of the park. Toronto has a slugging percentage of .374 and have struck out 332 times, while being walked on 110 occasions. As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 3.6 runs per game, which puts them at 26th in MLB. They have accounted for 146 RBI's in addition to 311 hits for the season, and their team batting average is at .233. They have racked up 147 runs while having a team OBP of .298.

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Blue Jays pitchers have given up 36 home runs in addition to 157 runs in total (11th in the league). They have walked 105 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.56 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 3.12 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.18. The Blue Jays hold a team ERA of 3.52 on the campaign (11th in MLB), and they have struck out 328 hitters.

Blue Jays relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 43 times and also have had 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 30 holds so far this season (5th in the league). The Blue Jays bullpen have a save rate of 68.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 56 save situations. They have earned 17 saves on the season and have missed out on 8 out of their 25 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 67 runners for the year with 29.9% of those players crossed the plate. The Blue Jays have dispatched 151 relievers to the mound this season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for 1,082 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 349 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .988 which has them sitting 6th in the majors, and have accumulated 26 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,246 innings, ranking them 13th in pro baseball.

Gausman has taken the hill for 1,227 innings and has accumulated 1,218 punch outs in his career. Gausman (67-75 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.78 and he has gone up against 5,164 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.96 (540 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.273. He has surrendered 1,213 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 349 free passes.

St. Louis has 39 home runs for the season and 192 RBIs. They have hit 76 doubles, while taking a walk 130 times and racking up 200 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated an OBP of .325 as well as a team batting average of .256 for the year. The Cardinals hold a slugging % of .401 and they average 4.88 runs per outing (3rd in MLB). They have struck out on 297 instances (29th in baseball) and have a total of 359 hits.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.250 in addition to having a FIP of 4.09 as a unit on the campaign. They are currently ranked 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 321. The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 155 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.70 (148 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.33 (301 strikeouts vs 129 bases on balls). They have given up 39 home runs and they relinquish 3.88 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

With 32 save situations, the Cardinals have accumulated 19 holds and 3 blown saves. St. Louis has called on relievers to take the mound in 13 save chances and they have walked away with 10 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 29 times in high leverage situations in addition to 42 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.8% of 66 inherited runners. They are ranked 5th in the league with a save rate of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 133 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 42 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (7th in MLB). The Cardinals have recorded 433 assists, 18 errors and have accumulated 1,080 putouts so far this year. In their 3,240 innings played, the Cardinals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (10th in pro baseball).

In his career, Hicks has given up 96 base knocks while earning 137 strikeouts in 142 frames. Hicks (6-9 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.74 earned run average while allowing 6.1 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 59 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.246 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.69 and he has gone up against 601 batters so far in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take St. Louis

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